# CVE-2013-0872: The swr\_init function in libswresample/swresample.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via an inva

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The swr_init function in libswresample/swresample.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via an invalid or unsupported (1) input or (2) output channel layout, related to an out-of-bounds array access.

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## References

- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=21cd905cd44a4bbafe8631bbaa6021d328413ce5

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